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INDEX. 



Pied horse, account of the, 386. 



Pignientum nigrum, account of the, 88. 



Piper, description of the, 215. 



Pit of the eye, the, indicative of the age, 71. 



Pitch, its use for charges and plasters, 414. 



Pithing, a humane method of destroying ani- 

 mals, 158. 



Pleura, description of the, 179. 



Pleurisy, the nature and treatment of, 181, 

 217. 



Pneumonia, the nature and treatment of, 206. 



Poisons, account of the most frequent, 226, 

 227 ; tests of the different ones, 227. 



Poll-evil, the cause and treatment of, 157 ; 

 importance of the free escape of the mat- 

 ter, lb. 



Popliteus muscle, description of the, 284. 



Porter's Spirit of the Times, opinion of, 51. 



Postea spinatus muscle, description of the, 

 260. 



Post Boy, race won bv, 37. 



Post Match, 42. 



Potash, the compound of, 414. 



Potatoes, considered as an article of food, 378, 

 379. 



Poultices, their various compositions, manner 

 of acting, and great use, 414. 



Powders, comparison between them and balls, 

 415. 



Pressure, race won by, 37. 



Pressure on the brain, effect of, 94. 



Prick, in the foot, treatment of, 315 ; injuri- 

 ous method of removing the horn in search- 

 ing for, 317. 



Prussic acid, treatment of poisoning by, 226. 



PufSng the glims, a trick of fraudulent horse- 

 dealers, 71. 



Pulse, tlie natural standard of the, 184; vari- 

 eties of the, ib.; importance of attention to 

 the, 185 ; the most convenient place to feel 

 it, ib. ; the finger on the pulse during the 

 bleeding, ib. 



Pumiced feet, description and treatment of, 

 304; do not admit of cure, i6. ; constitute 

 unsoundness, 394. 



Pupil of the tye, description of the, 89 ; the 



mode of discovering blindnes^s in it, ib. 

 Purchase, to complete the, there must be a 

 memorandum, or payment of some sum, 

 however small, 396. 



Purging, violent, treatment of, 235. 



QgARTKRs of the horse, description of the, 

 281 ; importance of their muscularity and 

 depth, ib.; fool, descripiion of, 297; the 

 inner, crust thirmcr and weaker at, 298 ; 

 folly of lowering the crust, ib. 



Quidding the food, ciiusc of, 363; unsound- 

 ness while it lasts, 394. 



Quinine, the sulphate of, 403. 



Quittor the nature and treatment of, 313; the 

 treatment often long and difficult, exercis- 

 ing the patience both of the practitioner 

 ^nd owner, 314, 315; is unsouadness, 394. 



Rabies, symptoms of, 100 



Race-courses, different lengths of, 41. 



Races, among the Arabs, 27 ; best in America 

 on record, 35 ; at mile heats, 36 ; at two 

 mile heals, 37 ; at three mile heats, 38; at 

 four mile heats, 39; miscellaneous exam- 

 ples of, 40 ; prejudices against, 33. 



Racers may beget trotters, 52, 53. 



Racks, no openings should be allowed above 

 them, 367. 



Radius, description of the, 261. 



Ragged-hipped, what, 279 ; no impediment to 

 action, ib. 



Raking, the operation of, 415. 



Rattler, matches won by, 57, 59; height of, 65. 



Reality, race won by, 37. 



Rearing, a dangerous and inveterate habit, 

 359. 



Recti muscles, of the neck, description of^ 

 158; of the thigii, 280. 



Rectum, description of the, 229, 230. 



Red Bill, races won by, 36, 38. 



Reins, description of the proper, 140. 



Resin, its use in veterinary practice, 415 



Respiration, description of the mechanism 

 and effect of, 179. 



Respiratory nerves, the, 79. 



Restivenes.^, a bad habit, and never cured, 

 353 ; anecdotes in proof of its inveterate- 

 ness, 353, .354. 



Retina, description of the, 91. 



Retractor muscle of the eye,description of it,92. 



Rheumatism, 1 10. 



Rifle, performance of, 57. 



Ribbed-home, advantage of being, 171. 



Ribs, anatomy of the, 168, 169. 



Richard of York, race won by, 37. 



Ringbone, the nature and treatment of, 277, 

 278 ; constitutes unsoundness, 394. 



Ripple, race won by, 38. 



Ripton, matches won by, 57, 63, 64; height 

 of, 65. 



Roach-backed, what, 172. 



Roan horses, account of, 386. 



Roaring, the nature of, 194, 215 ; curious his- 

 tory of, 195; constituics unsoundness, 392; 

 from tight reining, 196; from buckling in 

 crib-biting, ib.; treatment of, 197. 



Robin Hood, T»ce won by, 36. 



Rocker, race won by, 37. 



Rolling, danger of, and remedy for, 363. 



Roman nose in tlie horse, what, 122. 



Round-bone, the, can scarcely be dislocated, 

 282. 



Round course, length of, 41, 



Rowels, manner of inserting, and their opera- 

 tion, 415 ; comp:irison between them, blis- 

 ters, and setons, 350. 



Rules and regulations of the New York 

 Jockey Club, 42. 



Rules and rcgu!;itions of llic New York 

 Trotting (^lub, 54. 



Running away, method of reatrnining, 359. 



Rupture, treatment of, 240; of the suspensory 

 ligament, 193. 



Ryc-gras8, considered as &n article of foci 

 37a 



